Sakha (Yakut) people
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The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yakuts | 6 |
| Sakha people | 3 |
| Sakha (Yakut) people canonical | 2 |
| Yakut people | 2 |
| Yakut culture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T889821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sakha (Yakut) people Context triple: [Sakha Republic, ethnicGroup, Sakha (Yakut) people]
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A.
Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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B.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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C.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
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D.
Kalmyk
Kalmyk refers to a Mongolic ethnic group primarily living in Russia’s Kalmykia region, known for being the only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe.
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E.
Ainu
The Ainu are an Indigenous people of northern Japan and nearby regions, known for their distinct language, animist beliefs, and traditional hunter-gatherer culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sakha (Yakut) people Target entity description: The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
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A.
Nenets
The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
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B.
Selkup
The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
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C.
Enets
Enets are a small Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Siberia, closely related linguistically and culturally to the Nenets, with a traditional lifestyle centered on reindeer herding, fishing, and hunting.
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D.
Kalmyk
Kalmyk refers to a Mongolic ethnic group primarily living in Russia’s Kalmykia region, known for being the only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe.
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E.
Ainu
The Ainu are an Indigenous people of northern Japan and nearby regions, known for their distinct language, animist beliefs, and traditional hunter-gatherer culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Turkic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ nomadic pastoralist people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sakha (Yakut) people
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surface form:
Yakut people
Sakha (Yakut) people ⓘ
surface form:
Yakuts
|
| autonomousEntity |
Sakha Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
|
| climateAdaptation | extreme subarctic climate ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
jewelry making
ⓘ
rich epic oral traditions ⓘ throat singing ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| culturalFestival | Yhyakh festival ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| intangibleHeritage | Olonkho epic ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russia Far East
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surface form:
Russian Far East
northeastern Siberia ⓘ |
| mainCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| modernReligion |
Russian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodoxy
|
| nativeName |
Sakha
ⓘ
surface form:
Саха
|
| oralTradition | Olonkho epic ⓘ |
| populationRegion | largest ethnic group in the Sakha Republic ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Sakha language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sakha Republic
ⓘ
Yakutia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Dolgan people
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Even people ⓘ Evenki people ⓘ other Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Turkic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Turkic peoples
|
| traditionalClothing |
decorated leather clothing
ⓘ
fur garments ⓘ |
| traditionalDrink | kumys ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
cattle pastoralism
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fishing ⓘ fur trapping ⓘ horse pastoralism ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalFood | frozen raw fish (stroganina) ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
log houses
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yurts ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
Yakut cattle
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Yakut horse ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Sakha shamanism
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Tengrism ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (Olonkho) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cyrillic script ⓘ |
| YhyakhFestivalType | summer solstice festival ⓘ |
| YhyakhPractices |
horse rituals
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kumys drinking ⓘ rituals to deities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Sakha (Yakut) people Description of subject: The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
Referenced by (14)
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